Symptoms -Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia - NHS

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Read about the symptoms of vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia, which usually develop gradually, but can worsen if the condition goes untreated. Skiptomaincontent Home HealthAtoZ VitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemia BacktoVitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemia Symptoms - VitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemia Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications VitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemiacancauseawiderangeofsymptoms. Theseusuallydevelopgradually, butcanworseniftheconditiongoesuntreated.Anaemiaiswhere youhavefewerredbloodcellsthannormalor youhave anabnormallylowamount ofasubstancecalledhaemoglobinineachredbloodcell.Generalsymptomsofanaemiamayinclude:extremetiredness(fatigue)lackofenergy(lethargy)breathlessnessfeelingfaintheadachespaleskinnoticeableheartbeats(palpitations)hearingsounds comingfrominsidethebody,ratherthanfromanoutsidesource(tinnitus)lossofappetiteandweightloss SymptomsofvitaminB12 deficiencyIfyouhaveanaemiacausedbyavitaminB12deficiency,youmayhaveother symptoms,suchas:apaleyellowtingetoyourskinasoreandredtongue(glossitis)mouthulcerspinsandneedles(paraesthesia)changesinthewaythatyouwalkandmovearounddisturbedvisionirritabilitydepressionchangesinthe wayyouthink,feelandbehaveadeclineinyourmentalabilities,suchas memory,understandingandjudgement(dementia)SomeofthesesymptomscanalsohappeninpeoplewhohaveavitaminB12deficiencybuthavenotdevelopedanaemia. SymptomsoffolatedeficiencyAdditionalsymptomsinpeoplewith anaemiacausedbyafolatedeficiencycaninclude:symptomsrelatedtoanaemiareducedsenseoftastediarrhoeanumbnessandtinglinginthefeetandhandsmuscleweaknessdepression WhentoseeaGPSeeaGPifyou'reexperiencingsymptomsofvitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemia. Theseconditionscanoftenbediagnosedbasedonyoursymptomsandtheresultsofabloodtest.It'simportantfor vitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemiatobediagnosedandtreatedassoonaspossible.Althoughmanyofthesymptomsimprovewithtreatment,someproblemscausedbytheconditioncanbeirreversibleifleftuntreated.Thelongertheconditiongoesuntreated,thehigherthechanceofpermanentdamage. Pagelastreviewed:23May2019 Nextreviewdue:23May2022 Previous : VitaminB12orfolatedeficiencyanaemia Next : Causes



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